The Saiseikai Otaru Hospital is a community-based multifunctional hospital with a total of 378 beds, consisting of acute general wards, community-based comprehensive care wards, convalescent rehabilitation wards, and wards for patients with severe physical and intellectual disabilities. It offers seamless and consistent medical care from the acute to the recovery phase, focusing on regional needs across its 15 specialized medical departments.

The Saiseikai Foundation, established in 1911 (Meiji 44) by Emperor Meiji to provide medical assistance to those in financial distress, is Japan's largest social welfare corporation. Saiseikai Otaru Hospital was founded in 1924 in Temiya, Otaru City, as the Otaru Clinic. The year 2024 marks a milestone, celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Saiseikai Otaru Hospital is a community-based, multifunctional hospital with a total of 378 beds, comprising acute care general wards, community-based comprehensive care wards, convalescent rehabilitation wards, and wards for patients with severe physical and intellectual disabilities. With 15 specialized medical departments, the hospital delivers seamless and consistent care, addressing regional needs from the acute to the recovery phase.

Guided by its philosophy, A hospital that patients are glad to visit, staff are proud to work at, and that grows together with the community, our team is dedicated to creating the best possible hospital.

Location

〒047-0008
10-1 Chikko, Thành phố Otaru

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Website

https://www.saiseikai-otaru.jp/

Third-party certification

- Affiliated Teaching Hospital of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
- Collaborative Training Facility of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
- Accredited Facility of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
- Educational Facility of the Japanese Society of Neurology
- Specialized Training Facility under the Japanese Society for Dementia Research
- Accredited Specialist Training Facility of the Japan Thyroid Association
- Affiliated Facility for the Board Certification Program of the Japan Surgical Society
- Specialist Training Facility of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association
- Core Training Facility of the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Specialist Training Facility of the Japanese Urological Association
- Accredited Training Facility of the Japanese Board of Cancer Therapy
- Operational NST Facility under JSPEN (Japanese Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition)
- Operational NST Facility under JCNT (Japan Council for Nutritional Therapy)
- Designated Training Institution for Nurse-Specific Medical Interventions
- Accredited Training Facility for Liaison Psychiatry Specialists under the Japanese Society of General Hospital Psychiatry

Facility details

(Medical checkup and sightseeing tour plans are available here)
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Available Programs

• DWIBS Screening (SAISEIKAI OTARU Hospital)

  Whole-Body Cancer Screening “DWIBS”.
  Using an MRI machine, this test captures a wide range from the neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis in a single session.
  This screening does not require dietary restrictions, has a short examination time, and places minimal burden on the body.
  It is a test to assess cancer risk, including breast cancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, and prostate cancer.

  Whole-Body Cancer Screening “DWIBS” in the Spotlight Using an MRI machine, this test captures a wide range from the neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis in a single session. This screening does not require dietary restrictions, has a short examination time, and places minimal burden on the body. It is a test to assess cancer risk, including breast cancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, and prostate cancer.

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• DWIBS Plus Dock (SAISEIKAI OTARU Hospital)

  A highly regarded full-body cancer screening course combining "DWIBS" (Diffusion-Weighted Whole-Body Imaging with Background Body Signal Suppression) with a chest CT scan.

  This course adds a chest CT scan to the currently popular whole-body cancer test "DWIBS."

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